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Smooth Camera
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18 Jun, 2021 @ 2:36am
26 Jun, 2021 @ 1:16am
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Description
Update history
Version 2.0
  • Improve Object LOD
  • Add Toggle key bind (Default: Ctrl + G)
  • Use game setting value as a default quality
  • Remove FPS Threashold

Version 1.0
  • First release

What is SmoothCamera?
SmoothCamera is the MOD which improve your game practical FPS by reducing rendering quality only when a camera is moving.

In general, we are tend to feel a laggy when a camera is moving, otherwise, we couldn't recognize image quality debasement at that time.

SmoothCamera could provide you to a smooth camera operation by reducing rendering quality for a temprary period of time only when a moving.

How efficient?
It depends on your environment. (Machine power, scale of your city, number of mod/asset)
If your city has a margin for image quality debasement by default option setting (Shadow quality or Detail of object), you can expect to improve a FPS.

Recommendation
FPS booster mod goes well together:)
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2105755179

Limitation
This mod could be an compatible issue with other camera MOD. I confirm Camera positions utility mod has a compatible.

There is a possibility to have an any issue with Ultimate level of detail mod. Set all parameters to 'Game default'

This mod patches CameraController.UpdateCurrentPosition function by using Harmony library. So if other mod also patches this function, this mod couldn't work toghter.

Source
https://github.com/MasakiKimura/SmoothCamera


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnfhl81zHI4
31 Comments
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Witchberry 13 Apr, 2023 @ 5:03pm 
@MrJaMan I've never even use this mod but that still happen to me recently. So I don't think this mod is the culprit.
MrJaMan 22 May, 2022 @ 12:17pm 
idk if its this mod, but since i started to use it, the cars disappeared and appeared
Tomo 24 Apr, 2022 @ 7:12pm 
This mod sounds like a great idea but it literally does nothing. No quantitative difference in fps with the mod on or off in my 100k+ city when moving the camera.
Cloud 15 Feb, 2022 @ 1:36pm 
Tavao i dont think it does but i forgot why. Check compatibility report
Tavão ⍢ 22 Sep, 2021 @ 3:53pm 
Works with first person camera?
Masaki Kimura  [author] 6 Sep, 2021 @ 2:53am 
@Shadertheboi
That's a shame...
But note that, this mod doesn't touch your save data at all. So in theory, it couldn't destroy your save file.
Masaki Kimura  [author] 6 Sep, 2021 @ 2:50am 
Hi,
This mod generally improves your fps even if GPU is under 100% usage although it depends on your environment.
Shadertheboi 29 Aug, 2021 @ 11:50am 
This did nothing but broke my save game. No offence.
Tommyc86 24 Aug, 2021 @ 3:29am 
Is the default quality for when its moving as surely it needs to be less quality when moving or there is no point. Also as you say it is not compatible with first person camera mod but if they are both enabled in content manager but i am not using first person at the time in game and using the vanilla in game does it work?
Lenskha 22 Aug, 2021 @ 2:13pm 
my cheap gpu isn't at 100% usage yet I get way less frame drop when moving the camera thanks to the mod. It makes a difference on my system so probably many other as well :)